Thesaurus: subtend
To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
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Definitions
- v. t. To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
- v. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
- To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
- To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a trianglewhich subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.
- v:100 v. be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry